がかる

to appear..., to look like..., to seem...

水がかかる

みずがかかる

to pour water on, to irrigate

靄がかかる

もやがかかる

to be hazy; to be misty

口から砂糖が出る

くちからさとうがでる

sickly sweet

口が曲がる

くちがまがる

to incur the wrath of god (e.g. by speaking ill of somebody behind their back), to get into trouble

口が滑る

くちがすべる

to make a slip of the tongue, to let something slip

口から漏れる

くちからもれる

to pass from one's lips

時間がかかる

じかんがかかる

to take time

磨きがかかる

みがきがかかる

to become improved; to become polished

拍車がかかる

はくしゃがかかる

to expedite, to encourage, to spur (on)

緑がかる

みどりがかる

to be greenish, to be tinged green

紫がかる

むらさきがかる

to be purplish, to be tinged purple

赤がかる

あかがかる

to be tinged red, to be reddish

口げんか

くちげんか くちけんか

quarrel, dispute, argument

口ずから

くちずから

personally

口ばかり

くちばかり くちばっかり 口ばかり

all talk (and no action)

鬼が出るか蛇が出るか

おにがでるかじゃがでるか

You never know what might happen

鬼が出るか仏が出るか

おにがでるかほとけがでるか

God only knows what may happen

お座敷がかかる

おざしきがかかる

to be invited (often to perform for an audience), to be called